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December 18, 2018

Pro-life groups divided on Canada Summer Jobs funding

Employment Minister Patty Hajdu has dropped the controversial pro-abortion attestation or values test, but prolife groups are worried they will still face discrimination from the government.

OTTAWA – Lawyers representing groups suing the Employment Minister over last year’s pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation say pro-life groups should be eligible for funding this year.

Published in Canada
December 12, 2018

Changes to controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestation get mixed reviews

The changes in the attestation are a welcome relief to Alberta’s Camp Oselia run by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparcy of Edmonton. “This is exciting. I’m excited about the fact that it’s opened up,” said Millie Schietzsch, the eparchy’s director of youth ministry. The camp relies on the Canada Summer Jobs program to subsidize wages for four to five summer employees who work as camp staff. This year they were only able to hire one.

OTTAWA – Following months of protest and the launch of several court challenges, the federal government has dropped the so-called “values test” from the application for Canada Summer Jobs funding, but many faith groups remain uneasy about new wording.

Published in Canada
May 1, 2018

Summer jobs funding policy will be challenged in court

On April 30, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced it has filed a lawsuit against the federal Minister of Employment Patty Hadju on behalf of a small Alberta family-owned business.

OTTAWA – The controversy over the Canada Summer Jobs pro-abortion attestation is moving to the courts.

Published in Canada
March 3, 2018

Canada Summer Jobs controversy could affect charitable status, warns Raitt

MP Lisa Raitt at the 2017 FCM conference. “We could be in for a major problem with charitable status in this country and ripping the carpet out from so many vulnerable people who depend on charities and their good work," Raitt told the House of Commons March 1.
OTTAWA – The Canada Summer Jobs attestation controversy has put the charitable status of many organizations at risk, a former Conservative cabinet minister warns.
Published in Canada